The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaAn ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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And I made acquaintance with such a man, practised in self-mortification,
Kamadamana by name, that he might give me instruction in that kind of life. I
visited him in the Dankaka forest where he lives, and where there are very many
other holy ...
And I made acquaintance with such a man, practised in self-mortification,
Kamadamana by name, that he might give me instruction in that kind of life. I
visited him in the Dankaka forest where he lives, and where there are very many
other holy ...
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Even Sita and Nanda, who knew the whole thing, of course, heard their own story
all over again, horrible as it was, with pleasure from his lips, and Kamadamana,
although he maintained his Kajotsarga position unmoved, presumably found it ...
Even Sita and Nanda, who knew the whole thing, of course, heard their own story
all over again, horrible as it was, with pleasure from his lips, and Kamadamana,
although he maintained his Kajotsarga position unmoved, presumably found it ...
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Nor could he object to the irreproachable gallantry on which Kamadamana had
based his decree. They all bowed low before Kamadamana and departed hence.
Together they went, not speaking, for some distance through the Dankaka forest,
...
Nor could he object to the irreproachable gallantry on which Kamadamana had
based his decree. They all bowed low before Kamadamana and departed hence.
Together they went, not speaking, for some distance through the Dankaka forest,
...
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| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor/in | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Mitwirkende Personen | Arthur George Rock |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Jan. 2007 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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